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Space Station: NASA still unable to fix the glitch

Houston, USA - Cygnus' Thursday launch still in doubt

NASA managers are evaluating whether to go for a December 19 launch of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial resupply craft or move ahead with a series of spacewalks to repair a pump that is part of a cooling loop that shutdown last Wednesday due to low temperatures seen in the line. Ground controllers have been sending commands to another valve that is part of the station’s cooling system. The hop...

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Rome, Italy, 12/17/2013 10:54
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